Bible: Rom 6:1-23

The Believer’s Freedom from Sin’s Domination

6:1Whatshall we saythen? Are we to remainin sinso thatgracemay increase?6:2Absolutelynot! Howcan wewhodiedto sinstillliveinit?6:3Ordo you not knowthatas many aswere baptizedintoChristJesuswere baptizedintohisdeath?6:4Thereforewe have been buriedwith himthroughbaptismintodeath, in order thatjust asChristwas raisedfromthe deadthroughthe gloryof the Father, sowetoomay livea newlife.1

6:5Forifwe have becomeunitedwith him in the likenessof hisdeath, we willcertainly also beunited in the likeness of his resurrection.26:6We knowthat3ouroldmanwas crucifiedwith him so thatthe bodyof sinwould no longer dominateus,4so that we would no longerbe enslavedto sin.6:7(Forsomeone who has diedhas been freedfromsin.)5